Course Materials & Copyright Policy

JMAR Course Materials and Copyright Policy — In-Person Courses

Nov 3, 2026 · @Ida

This policy applies to every student who registers for a JMAR Protocol Training in-person course, including public courses and “Bring Us to You” courses.

1. About this policy

1.1 Agreement. By checking the agreement box on the JMAR registration form, attending a JMAR course, or accepting JMAR Course Materials, the student (“Student”) agrees to this policy with JMAR Protocol Training LLC (“JMAR”). If the Student does not agree, the Student should not register.

1.2 Course Materials. “Course Materials” means everything JMAR provides for a course, in any form, including:

  • The printed JMAR student book (Basic or Advanced Course manual).
  • Templates, forms, checklists, worksheets and sample documents that JMAR emails or hands out before, during or after the course.
  • Slides, handouts, exercises, scenarios, quizzes and answer keys.
  • What the instructor teaches in class, including examples, stories and methods.

1.3 Templates. “Templates” means the blank or sample planning documents JMAR provides for the Student to use in his or her own protocol work (for example, seating charts, run of show, invitation and itinerary formats). Section 3 explains how Templates may be used.

1.4 Version. This policy is effective as of the date shown at the top. JMAR may update it for future courses. The version in effect on the day the Student registers applies to that course.

2. Ownership

2.1 The Course Materials belong to JMAR and are protected by U.S. copyright law. Registering, paying tuition or receiving a printed book does not give the Student or the Student’s organization any ownership of the content.

2.2 The Student owns the physical copy of the printed book he or she receives and may keep it. Owning the physical book does not give the right to copy, scan or reproduce what is in it.

2.3 Official government publications that JMAR quotes or cites (for example, the Department of State Order of Precedence or Department of Defense regulations) remain public. JMAR does not claim ownership of them. JMAR does own its own selection, arrangement, explanations, examples and teaching materials built around them.

3. What the Student may do

JMAR gives the Student a personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable permission to use the Course Materials for his or her own professional development and protocol work. The Student may:

  • Keep and use the printed book as a personal desk reference.
  • Take notes in class for his or her own use.
  • Keep the emailed Templates on his or her own work or personal computer.
  • Fill in, edit and adapt the Templates to plan real events for his or her own office, unit or agency, during and after the course.
  • Share a completed document made from a Template (for example, a finished seating chart or itinerary for a specific event) with the people who need it to carry out that event.

This permission continues after the course ends, as long as the Student follows this policy.

4. What is not allowed

Without JMAR’s written permission, the Student will not, and will not let anyone else:

  • Photocopy, scan, photograph or retype any part of the printed book.
  • Forward, email, post, upload or store the book, blank Templates or other Course Materials on any shared drive, network, SharePoint, Teams site, website, social media or other shared system.
  • Give, sell, lend or send the blank Templates (one or the full set) to anyone else, including coworkers who did not attend the course.
  • Record audio or video of the class, or photograph or screen-capture slides, exercises or instruction.
  • Use the Course Materials to teach, train or brief others, or as the basis for any course, class, presentation, handbook, SOP, policy, publication, article, video or social media post.
  • Adapt, translate, compile or create other works from the Course Materials, except filling in Templates as allowed in Section 3.
  • Remove or change any copyright notice or JMAR marking.
  • Enter, upload or paste any part of the Course Materials into an artificial intelligence (AI) tool (such as ChatGPT, Copilot, Gemini or Claude) for any purpose.

5. Organizations, competitors and certificates

5.1 Organization-paid tuition. When an organization pays the tuition (for example, through an SF-182 or a “Bring Us to You” contract), this permission is still granted to the individual Student only. The organization does not receive any right to copy or share the Course Materials. Organizations that want materials for a wider team may contact JMAR about a group license.

5.2 Competitors. The Student confirms that he or she is enrolling for his or her own professional development, and not on behalf of, or to benefit, any protocol or etiquette training business that competes with JMAR.

5.3 Certificates and the JMAR name. A Student who completes a course may say so and may display the JMAR certificate. Completing a course is not a license, accreditation or endorsement by JMAR. The JMAR name and logo may not be used except to describe that completion.

5.4 Training only. The Course Materials are training, not official guidance. Rules and precedence change. Students should always confirm with current official sources (for example, the Department of State, Department of Defense and their own service regulations) and with their own protocol office.

6. Enforcement and general terms

6.1 Breach. If the Student breaks this policy, JMAR may end the Student’s permission to use the Course Materials, decline future enrollment, and pursue any remedy available by law, including an injunction, damages and reasonable attorney’s fees and costs.

6.2 Reporting. The Student will tell JMAR promptly if he or she learns that Course Materials have been shared or posted without permission.

6.3 Governing law. This policy is governed by the laws of the State of North Dakota and U.S. federal law. Any legal action will be brought in the state or federal courts serving Burleigh County, North Dakota.

6.4 Severability. If any part of this policy is found unenforceable, the rest stays in effect.

6.5 Permission requests. Requests for written permission go to JMAR Protocol Training LLC at ida@jmarprotocol.com.